Strategic Information and Evaluation Manager Last Mile-PSI/Zimbabwe 240 views

With over 20 years of experience, PSI/Zimbabwe now registered as Population Solutions for Health is looking for candidates who hold the requisite qualifications and experience to apply for the position below.

Job exists to provide support to planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, documentation, and data utilization for ‘Going the Last Mile Project’ and as necessary, any other Population Solutions for Health projects.

Duties And Responsibilities

Your Contribution – Key Responsibilities;

• Ensures PSH and implementing partners staff adhere to M&E standard operating

procedures.

• Participates in the development/revision of data collection tools to align with emerging

PSH, donors and relevant ministries reporting requirements.

• Coordinates internal and external M&E assessment processes and ensures that

results of M&E systems assessments are implemented in a timely manner.

• In collaboration with the program staff, develop project level monitoring and evaluation

plans in line with PSH M&E Framework and in compliance with donor requirements.

• Works with the programs teams to ensure effective setting and monitoring of indicator

targets using existing M&E frameworks & workplans.

• Supports the development of environmental mitigation plans (EMMP) as required by

donors and ensure the EMMP is updated when new project activities are added.

• Develops/updates M&E standard operating procedures/manual, Data Quality

Assurance, Data Entry and Cleaning SOPs, and Data Extraction SOPs for all relevant

health areas.

• Manages data collection, processing, analysis, and reporting processes to meet donor

requirements and PSH internal data needs.

• Leads on compilation of internal Last Mile Monthly Performance reports/updates.

• Ensures timely consolidations and submission of MOHCC Monthly Reports, NAC

Reports and donor reports (HFR, Custom report, DATIM, among other reports).

• Provides ongoing monitoring technical support to field program teams including

ensuring that complete and accurate data is entered in Bahmni-EMR for all health

areas and DHIS2 for VMMC.

• Supports program teams with narrative report writing in general and checking the

accuracy of quantitative data included in reports.

• Supports the develop of Annual Data Quality Plans for all health areas.

• Oversees timely implementation of internal and external Data Quality

Assessments/Audits according to the Annual DAQ Plan.

• Ensures that routine data quality checks in Bahmni are carried out by SIE Coordinators

and Specialists.

• Participates in the quarterly data triangulation and verification meeting with donors,

partner and MOHCC to address any inconsistencies in reported data.

• Applies sound monitoring and evaluation principles and methods to objectively

measure progress towards programs targets.

• Supports the development/updating of Lead with Evidence Guidelines.

• Supports the development/updating of Data to Action (D2A) frameworks for all Last

Mile interventions.

• Monitors utilization of D2As at national, district and implementation level for decision

making for improved service delivery, project performance, efficiency, and quality of

programming

Qualifications And Experience

What Are We Looking For?

• A master’s degree in Biostatistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, Demography, or any

other relevant field.

• An M & E qualification from a recognized institution is an added advantage.

• At least 5 years working for international development partners implementing health

projects.

• Familiarity with USAID M&E guidelines, procedures, and requirements.

• At least 3 years of experience with M&E systems strengthening, program/project

design, program and health related data management and monitoring in international

organizational settings.

• Demonstrated computer skills and experience with SPSS and/or STATA, Access, and

spreadsheets.

• Familiarity with reporting systems such as EMR, Demographic Health Information

System (DHIS2) and DATIM.

• Clean class 4 driver’s license and ability to travel long distances.

• Demonstrated experience in preparing donor reports (quarterly, semi-annual, and

annual).

• Experience managing, supervising, and leading diverse M&E staff.

• Demonstrated experience in developing M&E work plans and budgets for M&E

activities.

• Demonstrated experience in building capacity of others in M&E including data quality.